Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Michael Shapiro is an American composer known for his film scores.
He is a frequent collaborator of directors Ben Stiller, Paul Feig, Jay Roach, Karyn Kusama, and Rawson Marshall Thurber, and won the 2022 and 2025 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for his work on Stiller’s series Severance.
Shapiro was born in Washington, D.C., and is of Italian descent. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Brown University in 1993, followed by a Master of Fine Arts in music composition from the Juilliard School in 1995.
Career
Shapiro is best known for his film scores, including State and Main, 13 Going on 30, Along Came Polly, The Devil Wears Prada, Fun with Dick and Jane, Idiocracy, You, Me and Dupree, Wet Hot American Summer, Marley & Me, Tropic Thunder, Dinner for Schmucks, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Ghostbusters, A Simple Favor and its sequel, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Wolfs and The Roses. He has also composed the animated films The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, Spies in Disguise, Trolls World Tour and Trolls Band Together.